PLOS (Public Library of Science)
Term of contract
01.01.2023 - 31.12.2024
Benefits for members of the University of Duisburg-Essen
- The Membership entitles authors (corresponding authors) of the UDE to publish in the publisher's Gold Open Access journals at no additional cost
- The non-profit publisher only publishes Open Access journals
- The author fees (APCs) of submitting corresponding authors of the UDE are paid and financed centrally by the UDE. Invoices are processed by the University Library
Requirements
- You are a member of the UDE and responsible for submitting the article as corresponding author
- UDE students can apply for article funding if a member of the supervising faculty supports or approves the publication of the paper. In these cases, funding is only granted upon application and is decided on a case-by-case basis
- The University of Duisburg-Essen or the University Hospital must be specified as the first affiliation
Content
- 14 journals from the natural and life sciences and related disciplines
- List of journals
Information about the author workflow
CC licences
- CC BY 4.0 is granted as a standard license
- Further information on the CC licenses can be found here
Who can help?
The Open Access team will be pleased to advise you on all aspects of Open Access:
openaccess.ub@uni-due.de